Relation of fasting insulin plasma levels to restenosis after elective coronary stent implantation in patients without diabetes mellitus

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Mar 1;93(5):639-41. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.039.

Abstract

The results of this study in 172 patients without diabetes who underwent elective stent implantation showed a significant correlation between preprocedural fasting insulin serum levels and angiographic late lumen loss (correlation coefficient 0.49, p <0.0001). Furthermore, the waist-to-hip ratio and C-peptide and hemoglobin A1c serum levels were associated with the occurrence of binary angiographic restenosis.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anthropometry
  • Diabetes Mellitus / blood
  • Elective Surgical Procedures*
  • Fasting / blood*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glycated Hemoglobin / metabolism
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / blood*
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Insulin / blood*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Radiography
  • Stents*

Substances

  • Glycated Hemoglobin A
  • Insulin